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Originally posted by jawanda
You're right, the electoral college was put in place so that a single large state did not have the power to put a president into office. But, the idea was that states would elect a 'home town boy' because they feared a federal government that was out of their control.
I think it's safe to say that things have changed. People have a bit more of an idea of what is going on in the entire country and won't just vote for someone because they are from the same state. That idea is ludicrous.
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Most of the large states voted for Gore the last election
This computes with me, the system worked just like it should have (the electoral college)